Tracey family name history and map
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Tracey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,193 people named Tracey in Ireland, about 0.027% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 689th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 599 men and 593 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Tracey in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of Traceys, 17.7% (211 people). Next came Galway (98), Derry (82), Tyrone (81) and Limerick (74).
Tracey average age in 1911
The average Tracey in 1911 was 28.8 years old, 28.4 for men and 29.1 for women; a touch younger than the national averages of 29.6 for men and 30.5 for women. That low figure reflects just how many children there were in Edwardian Ireland, along with high infant mortality and the limits of public health at the time. For comparison, average life expectancy in Ireland today is around 83.
Tracey literacy in 1911
Of the Traceys whose literacy was recorded, 71.9% could both read and write, 4.8% could read but not write, and 23.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 73.9% reading and writing against 69.8% of women. Bear in mind these figures include young children; the census itself only counted people aged nine and over when calculating illiteracy, on the grounds that it was unfair to label a child illiterate before they'd had a chance to learn.
Tracey common first names
The most common male names were John (107), Patrick, Thomas, James and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (91), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Annie and Ellen; matching the national top five exactly.
Tracey occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Tracey's census form was "Scholar"; 20.8% (248) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.1%), general labourer (5.3%), farm labourer (5%) and domestic servant (3.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.9% of all Traceys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Tracey?
Traceys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 94.5% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (4.5%) and Presbyterian (0.8%).
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Tracey statistics (1911)
Number: 1,193
Rank: 689
Average Age: 29
Traceyin the USA (2020)
Number: 7,903
Rank: 4,343
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
